Unscramble SIDELOCK to get 231 words. SIDELOCK itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are SLICKED, DOCKISE and SICKLED, 14 points each. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
S1I1D2E1L12O1C34K5
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SIDELOCK by length: 1 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
6 of 25 6-letter words in SIDELOCK tie at 13 points; none scores more. CLOSED, LOCKED and OLDIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from SIDELOCK, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. CLOSE, CODES and LIKED are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SIDELOCK, DECK, DICK and DOCK tie for first at 11 points. LIKE, CODE and KIDS are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with SIDELOCK letters, ICK leads with 9 points, then KED and KID on 8. OLD, OIL and LED are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SIDELOCK for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with SI · ending in CK · all 8-letter words
SIDELOCK first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SIDELOCK, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIDELOCK itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 177 | 231 | 157 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOCKISE, CLOKED, DECKOS, CLEIKS, CLOKES, DECKO, CLEIK, CLOKE, ICKLE, KIDELS, COLDIES, DOEKS and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SIDELOCK, SKOLED, ICKS, SKED, KOIS, LOCIES, OIKS, SKOL, KIS, LOCIE, LOCIS, OIK and 8 more, 20 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of SIDELOCK spell the words below.